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 that they should never see his face in that pulpit again.-He continued until night; and when he closed the pulpit-door, he knocked hard upon it three times with his Bible, saying three times over, I arrest in my Master's name, that never one enter there, but such as come in by the door, as I did. Accordingly, neither Curate nor Indulged Minister never entered that pulpit, until after the Revolution, that a Presbyterian Minister opened it.

I had this account from old persons in that parish, who were witnesses to it, and worthy of all credit.

3. this he joined with that honest and zealous handful in the year 1666, that was broken at Pentland-hills, and came the length of Clyde with them, where he had a melancholy view of their end, and parted with them there. James Cubson, of Paluchbeauties, my informer, to whom he told this, he said to him, "Sir, you did well that parted with them, seeing you was persuaded they would fall and flee before the enemy.-Glory, glory to God, that he sent me not to hell immediately: for I should have stayed with them, tho' I should have been cut all in pieces."

4. night the Lord's people fell, and fled before the enemy at Pentland-hills,